Bruce Springsteen posts strong weekend ticket sales
ByJun 29, 2003 10:00 PM
A new crop of stadium shows put on sale over the weekend fortified Bruce Springsteen’s standing as one of the season’s top ticket draws--at least on the eastern half of the country. Springsteen posted a pair of sellouts at Boston’s Fenway Park and strong sales in several other cities, according to published reports. Meanwhile, ticket sales for the tour’s western-most stop to date at Denver’s Invesco Field have apparently been soft enough to prompt discounts via Ticketmaster.
A new crop of stadium shows put on sale over the weekend fortified Bruce Springsteen’s standing as one of the season’s top ticket draws--at least on the eastern half of the country. Springsteen posted a pair of sellouts at Boston’s Fenway Park and strong sales in several other cities, according to published reports. Meanwhile, ticket sales for the tour’s western-most stop to date at Denver’s Invesco Field have apparently been soft enough to prompt discounts via Ticketmaster.
_________________________
DMX arrested for profanity during performance
DMX is scheduled to appear in court on the Carribean island of St. Kitts and Nevis on Monday, facing misdemeanor charges of using profanity there during a rap performance on Friday night (6/27). Officials claim that the rapper was warned before his performance and signed a contract agreeing to adhere to local profanity laws. DMX insists that he signed no such contract and would have cancelled the concert rather than censor his language, according to an AP report.
_________________________
Clear Channel launches concert-themed magazine
Reuters reports that concert and radio conglomerate Clear Channel Communications unveiled a new publication called “Music Guide Live!” over the weekend. The publication--free to concertgoers and supported by national advertising--will be distributed at concerts. The publication will be reportedly modeled after “Playbill,” the mini-mag handed out at live theatre events. The Reuters report notes that the launch of the magazine and website has been eight months in the making.
_________________________
RIAA lawsuit threats may push traders further underground
Recent threats by the RIAA to pursue lawsuits against file traders in an effort to curb illegal downloads of copyrighted recordings may hasten development of better anonymizing technology to protect traders, according to a Gannett News Service report.